We encourage you to click on the highlighted organizations below to read project updates and innovation stories on our ArtsFwd blog.
Participating Organizations
A list of the many organizations that have participated in EmcArts programs over the past several years.
Information about participants in our programs for individuals and communities can be found on the pages for the Community Innovation Labs and Arts Leaders as Cultural Innovators.
(*) Denotes organizations selected to take part in the intensive Incubating Innovation Program
New Pathways
New Pathways for Arts & Culture | Charlotte (2017 - Present)
- Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
- Charlotte Ballet
- Charlotte Symphony
- Children's Theatre of Charlotte
- Discovery Place
- Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
- Levine Museum for the New South
- McColl Center for Art + Innovation
- The Mint Museum
- Opera Carolina
New Pathways for the Arts | Houston (2016 - Present)
- Aurora Picture Show
- Dance Source Houston
- DiverseWorks*
- Express Children's Theatre
- Fresh Arts*
- Houston Boychoir
- Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
- Houston Chamber Choir
- Houston Metropolitan Dance Center
- Inprint
- Magpies and Peacocks
- Musiqa
- Project Row Houses
- ROCO-River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
- University of Houston-Downtown
- Writers in the Schools (WITS)*
New Pathways for the Arts | Alaska (2014 - Present)
- Alaska Humanities Forum
- Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Alaska State Council on the Arts
- Alutiiq Museum*
- Anchorage Concert Association*
- Anchorage Museum
- Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
- Bunnell Street Arts Center
- Island Institute*
- Juneau Symphony
- Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council
- Kodiak Arts Council
- Perseverance Theatre*
- Sealaska Heritage Institute
- Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center
- Valley Performing Arts
New Pathways for the Arts | Calgary (2014 - 2017)
- Alberta Printmakers
- Alberta Theatre Projects*
- Bridges Social Development
- Calgary Arts Development
- Calgary Opera
- Calgary Performing Arts Festival
- Downstage*
- Fairy Tales Presentation Society
- Honens
- New Works Calgary
- Southern Alberta Art Gallery
- Swallow-a-Bicycle*
- TELLUS Spark
- Vertigo Theatre
New Pathways for the Arts | Edmonton (2014 - 2017)
- Alberta Ballet
- Alberta Craft Council
- Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert
- Brian Webb Dance Company
- CKUA Radio Network
- Edmonton Heritage Council
- Edmonton Opera
- The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA)
- Francis Winspear Centre for Music & Edmonton Symphony Orchestra*
- Fringe Theatre Adventures
- Metro Cinema Society
- NeWest Press
- Northern Alberta International Children’s Festival*
- Pro Coro Society
- Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP)
- The Works International Visual Arts Society
- Theatre Alberta*
- Ukrainian Shumka Dancers
- Visual Arts Alberta - CARFAC
- WECAN (Where Edmonton Community Artist Network/Harcourt House)
New Pathways for Arts Development | New York City (2013 - 2016)
- New Pathways for Arts Development | New York City (2013-present)
- American Indian Artists Inc. (AMERINDA)
- Brooklyn Arts Council
- Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)*
- CUE Art Foundation
- Dance/NYC
- Fourth Arts Block (FAB)*
- Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA)
- Lower East Side Printshop
- National Guild for Community Arts Education
- Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA)
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
- Queens Council on the Arts
- Staten Island Arts*
- Third World Newsreel
New Pathways for Community Service | Santa Clara County, CA (2013 - 2014)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
- Children’s Musical Theater
- Each One Reach One
- Friends for Youth, Inc.
- Girl Scouts of Northern California
- Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
- San Jose Jazz
- San Jose Taiko
- Stanford Jazz Workshop
- THINKTogether
- YMCA of Silicon Valley
- Youth Science Institute
Engaging the Future: Cleveland (2011 - 2014)
New Pathways for the Arts | Cincinnati (2012 - 2013)
- ArtsWave
- ArtWorks
- The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center
- CET (Greater Cincinnati Television Education)
- The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Art Museum
- Cincinnati Ballet
- Cincinnati Boychoir
- Cincinnati Children’s Choir
- Cincinnati Landmark Productions
- Cincinnati May Festival
- Cincinnati Opera
- Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
- Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
- Contemporary Arts Center
- Elementz
- Enjoy the Arts
- Kennedy Heights Arts Center
- Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
New Pathways for the Arts | Chicago (2012 - 2013)
- Chicago Architecture Foundation
- Chicago Children’s Theatre
- Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
- Collaboraction Theatre Company
- Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
- The Field Museum
- Hyde Park Art Center
- The Hypocrites
- International Latino Cultural Center
- Lincoln Park Zoological Society
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Northlight Theatre
- Old Town School of Folk Music
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
- River North Dance Chicago
- Urban Gateways
New Pathways for the Arts | St. Louis (2011 - 2012)
- Chesterfield Arts
- Cinema St. Louis
- Contemporary Art Museum*
- Craft Alliance
- Cultural Festivals
- Grand Center
- Jazz St. Louis
- Laumeier Sculpture Park
- Metro Theatre Company*
- Opera Theatre of St. Louis
- Regional Arts Commission
- Repertory Theatre
- Saint Louis Symphony
- Shakespeare Festival St. Louis*
- Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries
- Stages St. Louis
- Stray Dog Theatre
New Pathways for the Arts | San Jose (2011 - 2012)
- Abhinaya Dance Company
- Arts Council Silicon Valley
- Bay Area Glass Institute
- Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose*
- Children’s Musical Theater San Jose
- Chinese Performing Artists
- City Lights Theater Company*
- History San Jose & Tapestry Arts
- San Jose Jazz
- San Jose Museum of Art
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
- San Jose Repertory Theater*
- San Jose Stage Company
- San Jose Taiko
- Symphony Silicon Valley
- Teatro Vision
- The Tabard Theatre Company
- Vivace Youth Chorus
- Zero 1
New Pathways for the Arts | New York City (2010 - 2011)
- BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange
- Caribbean Cultural Center
- Cave Canem Foundation
- Creative Time
- Danspace Project
- Dieu Donné Papermill
- Doug Varone and Dancers
- Exit Art
- Harlem Stage
- Hip-Hop Theater Festival
- Global Action Project
- Gotham Chamber Opera
- Jazzmobile
- Jazz Gallery
- Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
- Kaufman Center
- Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance*
- Meredith Monk/The House Foundation
- Performance Space 122
- Primary Stages
- SculptureCenter*
- SITI Company
- Turtle Bay Music School
- Third Street Music School Settlement
- The Joyce Theater*
- Urban Bush Women
- Vineyard Theatre
New Pathways for the Arts | Denver (2010 - 2011)
- ArtReach Denver
- Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities*
- Ballet Nouveau Colorado
- Clyfford Still Museum
- Colorado Ballet
- Colorado Children’s Chorale
- Colorado Symphony Orchestra
- Curious Theatre Company*
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Denver Young Artists Orchestra
- El Centro Su Teatro
- MCA Denver - Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museo de las Americas
- The Newman Center at University of Denver
- Opera Colorado
- PHAMALY (Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League)
New Pathways for the Arts | New Haven (2010)
- Artspace*
- Arts Council of Greater New Haven*
- CAPA, Shubert Theater*
- Creative Arts Workshop
- Eli Whitney Museum
- Elm Shakespeare
- Guilford Art Center
- International Festival of Arts and Ideas
- Long Wharf Theatre
- Neighborhood Music School
- New Haven Ballet
- New Haven Symphony Orchestra
- Office of Cultural Affairs, New Haven
- Young Audiences Arts For Learning Connecticut*
Innovation Labs
Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts (2008 - 2016)
- Adventure Stage Chicago - Chicago, IL
- The Apollo Theater - New York, NY
- Center of Creative Arts (COCA) – St. Louis, MO
- Center Stage – Baltimore, MD
- Children’s Theatre Company – Minneapolis, MN
- Dad’s Garage Theatre Company – Atlanta, GA
- Dance Exchange (Liz Lerman) – Silver Spring, MD
- Dancewave – Brooklyn, NY
- Denver Center Theatre Company – Denver, CO
- The Civilians – Brooklyn, NY
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts – Burlington, VT
- Geva Theatre Center – Rochester, NY
- HERE – New York, NY
- Intermedia Arts – Minneapolis, MN
- International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) – New York, NY
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – Washington, DC
- MAPP International Productions – New York, NY
- New Dramatists – New York, NY
- New York Live Arts – New York, NY
- Pillsbury House + Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
- Roadside Theater (Appalshop) – Whitesburg, KY
- Northrop Concerts and Lectures – Minneapolis, MN
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival – Ashland, OR
- The Pearl Theatre Company – New York, NY
- Portland Institute of Contemporary Art – Portland, OR
- The Public Theater – New York, NY
- Redmoon Theater – Chicago, IL
- Springboard for the Arts – Minneapolis, MN
- STREB – Brooklyn, NY
- The Theater Offensive – Boston, MA
- University Musical Society – Ann Arbor, MI
- Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company – Washington, D.C.
- The Wooster Group – New York, NY
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – San Francisco, CA
Innovation Lab for Arts Development Agencies (2013 - 2016)
Innovation Lab for Museums (2012 - 2015)
- Jane Addams Hull-House Museum – Chicago, IL
- Levine Museum of the New South – Charlotte, NC
- Madison Children’s Museum – Madison, WI
- The Mississippi Museum of Art – Jackson, MS
- Museum of International Folk Art – Santa Fe, NM
Other Programs
Arts Innovation Fund of the James Irvine Foundation (2008 - 2015)
- American Conservatory Theater
- Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- Center Theater Group
- The de Young Museum
- Hammer Museum
- Japanese American National Museum
- La Jolla Playhouse
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
- The Music Center | Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County
- Oakland Museum of California
- The Old Globe
- Pacific Symphony
- San Francisco Ballet
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- San Francisco Symphony